miscount

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verb

mis·​count ˌmis-ˈkau̇nt 

miscounted; miscounting

transitive + intransitive

: to make a mistake in counting (something) : to count (something) incorrectly

miscount the number of workers in the office

miscounted in figuring how much change to give

miscount

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noun

mis·​count ˈmis-ˌkau̇nt 

plural miscounts

: an incorrect count

a miscount of the votes

Examples of miscount in a Sentence

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Verb

By Afroman’s account, the officers left his house torn apart, cut his security video cords, took cash from his home — officials later announced that deputies had merely miscounted the money — and traumatized his kids. —Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

The sheriff's office has explained the discrepancy by saying deputies originally miscounted the money, which Newland took responsibility for on the stand. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026

Noun

For more than five years, Republicans who question the results of the 2020 election demanded to inspect the original ballots from Fulton County to validate their suspicions of miscounts, missing votes and fraud. —Mark Niesse For The Ajc, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026

Asked about Trump’s push for Texas to redistrict in order to help Republicans maintain control in the midterms, Kiley claimed Democrats benefit politically from undocumented immigrants being included in census counts and from miscounts during the 2020 census. —Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1551, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for miscount

• account
• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount

Kids Definition

miscount

verb

mis·​count

(ˈ)mis-ˈkau̇nt

: to count incorrectly

miscount noun